Antibacterial and superhydrophilic electrospun polyurethane nanocomposite fibers containing tourmaline nanoparticles

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 197, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-48

  Tijing, Leonard D ^a   Ruelo, Michael Tom G ^a   Amarjargal, Altangerel ^a,b   Pant, Hem Raj ^a,c   Park, Chan Hee ^a   Kim, Dong Won ^a   Kim, Cheol Sang ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b MONGOLIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Electrospinning; Hydrophilic; Polyurethane; Tourmaline nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL; ANTIBACTERIAL MATERIALS; ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES; BACTERIAL TESTS; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSPUNS; FT-IR SPECTRUM; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; HYDROPHILIC; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYURETHANE COMPOSITES; POLYURETHANE NANOCOMPOSITES; SUPER-HYDROPHILIC; SUPERHYDROPHILIC SURFACE; TEM IMAGES; WELL-DISPERSED;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTROSPINNING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOFIBERS; POLYURETHANES; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER FILTRATION;

NANOPARTICLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84863227978     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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